undangan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊn.ˈdaŋ.an/
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: un‧dang‧an

Etymology 1

Affixed undang (“to invite”) +‎ -an.

Noun

undangan (plural undangan-undangan, first-person possessive undanganku, second-person possessive undanganmu, third-person possessive undangannya)

1. invitation:
   1. the act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
   2. a document or verbal message conveying an invitation
2. invitee: a person who is invited.

Synonyms

• (invitation): jemputan (Standard Malay)

Etymology 2

Affixed undang (“headman; law”) +‎ -an.

Noun

undangan (plural undangan-undangan, first-person possessive undanganku, second-person possessive undanganmu, third-person possessive undangannya)

1. (law, archaic) legislative body

Further reading

• “undangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.